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Opportunity Math……

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I think, “Why do we revel in achieving our quotas and scaling goals, when we could be doing so much more?” Let’s look at some “opportunity” math. 60% of the opportunities we compete for end in no decision made! We never even get exposure to those opportunities! Yet they fail!

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“Why I’m So Interested In Selling,” Charles Green

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And to think we would find such an opportunity in, of all places, selling? It was a life-changing experience regarding business – but not regarding sales. I settled into management consulting (“those who can, do; those who can’t, teach or consult”). Then came the day of my first “salesopportunity.

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Do We Really Want Our Sales People To Be Value Creators?

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In some ways, sales leaders revel in this. We no longer have to do the heavy lifting in helping customers recognize the need to change, in helping them understand the issues they face and the opportunity to improve. We revel in the predictability of our order taking process, seldom questioning whether we can do better.

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Are We Underperforming Our Potential?

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We take a moment to celebrate, high 5 each other and revel in the success. Alternatively, they may not be aware that they could/should change–that there are opportunities for them to improve and grow. They identified the opportunities they would win to achieve that goal. We’ve met our goals!

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Investing In The Future Of Selling

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Sometimes, I look at the stuff that’s inflicted on all of us in the name of prospecting, opportunity development, and so forth, and I tend to be pretty pessimistic. It was a fascinating conversation about sales management and the role of managers in developing their people.

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Making It Safe To Succeed

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We seem to have a culture that revels in failure–that is encouraging people to experiment, learn, innovate, and grow through “making it safe to fail.” Some things to think about: Are you recruiting and on boarding people who can succeed when given the opportunity and want to succeed?

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Are You “Connecting” With Your People?

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I was coaching an outstanding sales manager. We look at where there are opportunities for our people to improve and grow. Afterword: The VP of Sales Ops was Betsy. Betsy’s revelation was one of the most important pieces of feedback I’ve received in my career.